The moon landing was a culmination of multiple technologies advancing at an

Jun 24, 2022
7:14:37am

shoganai Intervention Needed

incredible pace. Computers, materials construction, various communications tech, etc.

Tech advancement is usually interdependent and accelerating.

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It was only 65 years between the very first fight by the Wright Brothers in 1903

Skeptical Optimist

6/24/22 6:53am

It was 83 years between the first telegraph and the first trans Atlantic phone

Skeptical Optimist

6/24/22 6:55am

I would assume internet communication has to be pretty close.

ordinary tri guy

6/24/22 6:59am

Totally agree. It's just more difficult to visualize.

justAnotherCoug

6/24/22 7:02am

In my lifetime

TheHop

6/24/22 7:01am

I was trying to explain this to my kids the other day.

ordinary tri guy

6/24/22 7:09am

How many rounds did they go?

Six Foot Seven

6/24/22 7:07am

Microprocessors 1970 to present

CocaColaRecovery

6/24/22 7:07am

True. But I look at it this way - 65 years ago was 1957. We had radio

Skeptical Optimist

6/24/22 7:29am

I am confident in 1957, people could not comprehend

TheHop

6/24/22 8:11am

Those brawlers really should have just learned to get along.

MightyFreakingCougar

6/24/22 7:07am

The moon landing was a culmination of multiple technologies advancing at an

shoganai

6/24/22 7:14am

It was exactly 100 years between the completion of the transcontinental railroad

Ben Swife

6/24/22 8:49am

And we've regressed since then. Going from the Moon, to LEO, to not even being able to get to orbit. The US can finally

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